Description
Chicken Christopher at Home is a steakhouse-inspired dish featuring crispy breaded chicken served in a garlic-lemon butter sauce.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup breadcrumbs
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, divided
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1/4 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 1/4 cup chicken stock
- 2 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped
Instructions
- Pound chicken breasts to 1/2 inch thickness, season with salt and pepper.
- Set up breading station with flour, eggs, and breadcrumbs. Coat each chicken breast.
- Heat olive oil and 2 tbsp butter in skillet. Sear chicken 3–4 minutes per side until golden. Set aside.
- In same skillet, melt remaining butter. Add garlic, sauté 1–2 minutes.
- Stir in lemon juice and chicken stock. Simmer 3–4 minutes.
- Return chicken to skillet. Spoon sauce over and simmer 5–7 minutes until cooked (165°F).
- Garnish with parsley and serve.
Notes
Serve with mashed potatoes, pasta, or rice. Leftovers can be refrigerated for 3 days or frozen unbaked for later use.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Pan-frying and simmering
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 chicken breast
- Calories: 450
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 780mg
- Fat: 28g
- Saturated Fat: 12g
- Unsaturated Fat: 13g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 16g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 34g
- Cholesterol: 115mg